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2026 · VA302 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Warrenton, VA BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $3,066 a month with dependents and $2,523 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,868$2,253+$105
E-2$2,868$2,253+$105
E-3$2,868$2,253+$105
E-4$2,868$2,253+$105
E-5$3,066$2,523+$114
E-6$3,378$2,688+$192
E-7$3,480$2,877+$195
E-8$3,594$3,132+$204
E-9$3,816$3,219+$213
W-1$3,396$2,811+$192
W-2$3,528$3,129+$198
W-3$3,669$3,231+$207
W-4$3,873$3,396+$216
W-5$4,122$3,507+$228
O-1E$3,501$3,063+$201
O-2E$3,648$3,198+$204
O-3E$3,912$3,369+$219
O-1$3,111$2,670+$123
O-2$3,375$3,003+$192
O-3$3,666$3,261+$207
O-4$4,206$3,480+$228
O-5$4,599$3,543+$252
O-6$4,638$3,648+$252
O-7$4,674$3,711+$249
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (VA302).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,868$476.95$5,752.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,868$476.95$6,359.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,868$476.95$6,827.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$3,066$476.95$7,652.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$3,378$476.95$8,614.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$3,480$476.95$9,791.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$3,594$476.95$10,882.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,816$476.95$12,716.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$3,528$328.48$10,139.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$3,111$328.48$7,589.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$3,375$328.48$9,149.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,666$328.48$11,731.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$4,206$328.48$14,422.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$4,599$328.48$16,641.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$4,638$328.48$19,445.68
2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
02 · Where this rate applies

BAH follows ZIP codes, so an area can cover part of a county. All housing areas